Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. Jones Natural Chews Co of Rockford, IL is recalling 245 boxes of Woofers (beef patties) because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products. People handling dry pet food[Read More…]
Year: 2013
NOAA Considers Effects of Arctic Oil and Gas Activities on Marine Mammals and Alaska Native Communities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. NOAA announced yesterday that it is seeking comments on a supplemental draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for oil and gas activities in the Arctic Ocean. The draft, developed in collaboration with the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), includes analysis on how[Read More…]
Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Declares Georgia-based General Trucking, Inc., to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety
Company Ordered to Shut Down WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared General Trucking, Inc., based in Atlanta, Ga., an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered the carrier to immediately shut down its operations and cease all transportation services due[Read More…]
Department of Transportation Orders Shutdown of Michigan-based Highway Star, Inc. Trucking Company and Driver Involved in Fatal Crash
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today ordered Oak Park, Mich.-based trucking company Highway Star, Inc. to immediately cease operations and declared the company to be an imminent hazard to public safety for failing to ensure its drivers complied with[Read More…]
University of Florida Fossil Bird Study on Extinction Patterns Could Help Today’s Conservation Efforts
GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. A new University of Florida study of nearly 5,000 Haiti bird fossils shows contrary to a commonly held theory, human arrival 6,000 years ago didn’t cause the island’s birds to die simultaneously. Although many birds perished or became displaced during a mass extinction event following the[Read More…]
Seantor Reid Statement On Gun Violence Bill
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2013. Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement tonight: “Later tonight, I will start the process of bringing a bill to reduce gun violence to the Senate floor. This bill will include the provisions on background checks, school safety and gun trafficking reported by the Judiciary[Read More…]
New Report Shows Mayor-Led School Districts Improved School and Student Performance
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. Mayor-led school districts can dramatically increase student achievement, according to a new report released today by the Center for American Progress. This reform strategy is often called mayoral control, and it includes replacing an elected school board with a city’s mayor. In a few instances, however,[Read More…]
ARPA-E Announces $40 Million for Research Projects to Develop Cleaner and Cheaper Transportation Choices for Consumers
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. The Department of Energy today announced that approximately $40 million from its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will be made available for two new programs that will engage our country’s brightest scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs to develop technologies that shift our cars and trucks off oil. One[Read More…]
Same-Sex Couples File Lawsuit Seeking the Freedom to Marry in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. Two same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry filed a lawsuit yesterday after they applied for and were denied marriage licenses by the Bernalillo County Clerk. The couples are Miriam Rand, 63, and Ona Porter, 66; and Rose Griego, 47, and Kim Kiel, 44. Rand and[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Launches Sister Rivers/Lakes Website to Celebrate World Water Day 2013
Illinois Partners with Six Nations to Share Best Practices, Stimulate Exports and Promote Tourism CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today unveiled a website highlighting the Illinois Sister Rivers/Lakes Initiative today in honor of United Nations World Water Day 2013, whose theme is “International Year of Water Cooperation.” The website[Read More…]
